Bangladesh participated in Japan IT Week, Spring, 2024 held from April 24- 26, 2024 at the Tokyo Big Sight. Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed and Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority GSM Jafarullah, ndc, inaugurated Bangladesh Pavilion on 24th April.
In the evening on the same day, Embassy of Bangladesh organised a seminar titled “Digital Bangladesh: Your IT Destination” at the Seminar Hall of Tokyo Big Sight, in collaboration with Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), UNIDO ITPO Tokyo and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
Ambassador Shahabuddin Ahmed in his speech urged Japanese companies to invest in Bangladesh. GSM Jafarullah, ndc, Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, highlighted investment opportunists in the Hi-Tech Parks in Bangladesh.
Senior Director of JETRO Yukihide Nakayama spoke about the business environment in Bangladesh while CEO of BJIT Inc Masahiro Horikawa, shared his business experiences in Bangladesh.
Dr Ariful Haque, minister (Commerce) of the Embassy delivered a presentation on support services to Japanese companies by the Embassy. On behalf of BASIS, Rejwanur Kabir, COO, Destiny Inc explained about Bangladesh's thriving IT sector, investment and business opportunities for Japanese companies and strength of exhibitor companies.
Japan IT Week is one of the major events on information technology in Asia. This year around 900 exhibitors from 20 countries across the world participated in the event. Seventeen Bangladeshi IT companies participated in the event under the auspices of Hi-Tech Park Authority.
Japanese companies showed keen interest to Bangladeshi IT companies, and it is expected that Bangladesh's participation in this fair will help boost Bangladesh's IT and ITES export to Japan.
On the evening of 26th April, Bangladesh Embassy organised an Opinion Exchange & Networking Event on "Promoting Bangladesh's IT & ITES Sector in Japan" at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Embassy with the participation of the Bangladeshi exhibitors of Japan IT Week, Bangladeshi IT Professionals in Japan and embassy officials.
